Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has admitted the club could be more active than expected in the January transfer window after Calum Chambers had surgery on Thursday. It leaves new boss Arteta short of options in defence and he will meet with technical director Edu and head of football Raul Sanllehi this week to mull over plans for the month. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has 18 months left on his Arsenal contract (Mark Kerton/PA)For former Man City assistant coach Arteta, that performance is the benchmark going forward for his players. I saw smiley faces, I saw energy, I saw people standing and that's what I want." Arsenal take on Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds in the FA Cup on Monday (Tim Goode/PA)Marcelo Bielsa’s men are top of the Sky Bet Championship and the Arsenal boss expects them to be in the Premier League next season.

Source: Express January 02, 2020 15:33 UTC